COVID-19 Australia

SYDNEY: Australia reported 64 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday (Jan 22), as the most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), said the Omicron variant would not delay the start of the school year. NSW reported 30 deaths of patients with…

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (Jan 17) the shortages of at-home antigen tests were "not unique" to the country as authorities deal with a runaway Omicron outbreak that has driven up hospitalisation rates…

"This was a human error and certainly not deliberate. We are living in challenging times in a global pandemic and sometimes these mistakes can occur. "Today, my team has provided additional information to the Australian government to…

SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic's legal challenge to the Australian government's decision to cancel his visa on arrival this week says a certified COVID-19 infection in December meant he qualified for a medical exemption to the county's vaccination…

"I wouldn't agree that Australians are complacent about it. We take this incredibly seriously. It's best addressed with a calm head and a clear plan," Morrison said at a media conference in Hobart in the island state of Tasmania. He said…

MELBOURNE: The COVID-19 Omicron variant spread in Australia on Saturday (Dec 4), testing plans to reopen the economy as a cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases and an infection was suspected in the state of Queensland. Federal authorities are…

SYDNEY: Unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to end up in intensive care units or die from COVID-19, Australia's New South Wales state said in a report, with officials urging people to get inoculated as Australia begins to live with…

MELBOURNE: A ban on unvaccinated Australians entering bars and restaurants nudged thousands to get jabbed - but it has also seen the rise of a thriving black market in fake COVID-19 vaccine certificates online. Twenty-four-year-old Molly -…

SYDNEY: Australia will begin administering booster shots of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Monday (Nov 8) as millions in its largest city, Sydney, woke up to more freedom amid an accelerating immunisation drive against the coronavirus.…

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday (Oct 1) that an 18-month ban on Australians travelling abroad will be lifted from next month, easing one of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed globally. Reopening…